Paul Young

Paul Young is an Irish animator, illustrator, cartoonist, producer, and director. He co-founded the studio in 1999 with Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey. In 2015 he was a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. He has been a board member of Animation Ireland.

Education Whilst travelling, having completed a degree in Art and Design at the University of Ulster, Young discovered he could make more money selling caricatures to tourists on the beach than selling sandwiches and was inspired to pursue animation as a career, enrolling on the animation degree course at Ballyfermot College of Further Education in Dublin on his return. On the course Young met Tomm Moore and they co-founded Cartoon Saloon in 1999, after their graduation, along with Nora Twomey, fellow alumni. At that time the studio was searching for funding and according to Young “He found himself drawn toward the business side of the venture, mainly because his desk was next to the phone.” 2015 – finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.